Ejector for breech-loading guns.



PATENTBD JUNE 23, 1903.

G. A. HORNE.

EJEGTOR FOR BREEGH LOADING GUNS.

AIPLIUATIDN FILED JUNE 9. 1902.

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G. A. HORNE. I BIEGTOR- FOR BRBBGH LOADING GUNS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9- 902.

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UNITED STATES Patented June 23, ieos.

PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE A. HORNE, OF SYRACUSE, NEVJ YORK, ASSIGNOR TO SYRACUSE ARMS COMPANY, OF SYRACUSE, NEIV YORK.

EJECTOR FOR BREECH-LOADING GUNS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 731,904, dated June 23, 1903. Application filed June 9,1902. Serial No. 110,888. (No model-l To all whom at 717161] concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. HORNE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ejectors for Breech- Loading Guns; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to breech-loading firearms, and has for its object the production of a gun in which the empty cartridge-shells shall be ejected or not at the will of the person using the same; and my said invention consists in a mechanism for accomplishing this purpose, and more particularly in a device or devices for locking the ejectors from action when desired.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated the several forms in which I have contemplated embodying my said invention, and I- have disclosed the same in the following description and claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a partial vertical longitudinal section of a gun having my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is an enlarged similar view of the fore-end of the gun. Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 are detail views of parts. Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing a modified structure. Figs. 9, 10, 11, and 12 show details of the same. Fig. 13 is a view of my invention applied to another form of ejector mechanism. Fig. 14: is an enlarged detail of the same. Figs. 15 and 16 are slightly-modified forms of devices shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6.

The form of ejector mechanism to which I have shown my invention appliedlin Figs. 1 to 7, inclusive, is the ejector mechanism shown and described in Letters Patent No. 568,760, granted to me October 6, 1896.

In the figures, A is the stock, B the barrel or barrels of the gun, and C the fore-end.

a is the extractor, and b the ejector, which, as in my said former construction, is operated by a spring I). Adjacent to the shoulder, which is engaged by the rear end of the spring I), the ejector is notched on the under side to form the shoulder e. To the rear hearing, in which the ejector is guided and supported, is secured the spring-catch D, which is in this instance constructed as shown in the three views in Fig. 4, which shows the catch particularly adapted for a double-barreled gun. This catch is so secured as to normally engage the retaining-shoulder of the ejectors and is preferably separated into two catchesone for each ejector.

The upper side of the body of the catch D is provided with two notches d d, of which the notch d is very shallow and needs but to be a holding-notch. Through the opening formed'between the two parts of the springcatch extend the outer ends of two levers g 9'. These levers are constructed as best shown in Fig. 6. At the upper end of each there is formed the pivot-lug g extending on one side, and between this and the lower end of the leveris placed the angular lug g which I term the releasing-lug. These levers are pivoted to the under side of the metal part of the fore-end by the pivot-plate f, which is of the form shown in the three views of Fig. 3.

The lower ends of the levers g g extend through the slotted plate H, which is set in the lower side of the fore-end, as shown in Fig. 2. This plate is hollowed on the under side to give access to the ends of the lovers, so that the ends of the levers when in either of their two positions will not project beyond the surface of the fore-end. Then the levers are moved to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, the catches are thrown downward out of engagement with the retaining-shoulders c in the ejectors, and the latter are free to operate in the usual manner. \Vheu a lever is moved to the position shown in Fig. 2 in full lines, the releasing-lug engages the deeper notch d of its catch and the catch moves upward and engages with the shoulder e of its ejector, holding the ejector from movement. One or both of the ejectors may thus be thrown into or held out of action.

In the construction shown in Figs. 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 a single catch is employed for both ej ectors,and this catch D, which is shown in detail in Fig. 12, is placed above the ejectors and is secured to the metallic frame C of the fore-end. In this form of construction the upperside of the catch D is provided with the inclined shoulder (Z connecting the two parts of the upper surface of the catch, which is in two planes. In a slot 0 in the metallic frame 0 is mounted the slide 0', which can be moved along the slot, but which is ordinarily held from movement by friction. This slide has on its under side a projection' which engages with the upper side of the spring-catch D. This catch is normally held out of engagement with the shoulder e of the ejector or ejectors, as shown in Figs. 8 and 10; but when this slide is moved rearwardly the projection on its under side will engage the inclined shoulder (1 and press the catch downwardlyinto engagement with the shoulders of the ejectors. The upper portion of the slide 0' lies in the space below and between the barrels,and no change in the parts is needed to accommodate it.

In Figs. 13 and 1% I have shown my catch applied to a different form of ejector. In this construction a is the extractor, and b is the ejector. This ejector is a sliding block moving on a guide-frame and is actuated by a spring b There are two blocks for a double-barreled gun-one for each barrel. In this form of my device the catch D is a reversal of the catch used in the modification shown in Figs. 8 to 12, inclusive, and is moved upward to engage the ejector by the slide 0 mounted in the fore-end, so as to be easily accessible on the lower side of the same. In this form two catchesone for each ejectormay be employed, as set forth in respect to the first and preferred form. (Shown in Figs. 1 to 7, inclusive.)

It is obvious that instead of moving the catch toward and from the ejector the ejector might be moved toward and from the catch or that a movable piece connected to the ejector mightbe moved into and out of engagement with a stationary catch or shoulder for accomplishing the same purpose.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is Y 1. In an ejector-gun, the combination with the ejector and its operating mechanism including a device for holding said ejector during a part of the movement of the barrel when dropped and means for releasing said holding device before the barrel reaches its lowest position, of a catch or detent for holding said ejector out of action and controlling means for said catch or detent, substantially as described.

2. In an ejector-gun, the combination with the ejector and its operating mechanism including a detent for engaging the ejector, of a second detent for holding the ejector out of operation and controlling means therefor, substantially as described.

3. In an ejector-gun, the combination with the ejector of a detent and its controlling mechanism for operating the gun when the barrel is dropped to cause it to eject the shell, of a second detent and a hand-controlling device to hold the ejector when desired from being actuated by the controlling devices first named, substantially as described.

4. In an ejector-gun, the combination with the ejector provided with a retaining-shoub der, of the spring-catch provided with the deep and shallow notches, and the lever provided with the angular releasing-lug, substantially as described.

5. In an ejector-gun, the combination with the ejector provided with a retaining-shoulder, of a spring-catch for engaging said shoulder, said catch having a surface in different planes, and a movable device engaging one of the planes of said catch and adapted to be moved to engage the other, substantially as described.

6. In an ejector-gun, the combination with the ejector, of a detent for engaging said ejector and means for releasing said detent as the barrel is dropped after firing to permit said ejector to throw the shell from the barrel, with a second detent or catch for engaging a shoulder of the ejector and a device adapted to be moved by hand to control the said second detent, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE A. HORNE.

Witnesses:

A. E. MoCHEsNEY, NELLIE L. GURTIss. 

